LaPorte County in Indiana suffered a ransomware attack on July 6, 2019. The attack impacted the County’s computers, email systems, and its official website. Two domain controllers were also impacted by the attack, thereby disabling network services.
County decides to pay ransom
The County worked with the FBI and security experts to recover from the attack, however, the decryption keys from the FBI could not restore the encrypted files. The County’s backup servers were also infected, making restoration from backup impossible.
“Fortunately, our county liability agent of record, John Jones, last year recommended a cybersecurity insurance policy which the county commissioners authorized from Travelers Insurance” Dr. Vidya Kora, La Porte County Board of Commissioners President, told The News Dispatch, BleepingComputer reported.
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